CVE-2025-54871

Electron Capture facilitates video playback for screen-sharing and capture. In versions 2.19.1 and below, the elecap app on macOS allows local unprivileged users to bypass macOS TCC privacy protections by enabling ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE. This environment variable allows arbitrary Node.js code to be executed via the -e flag, which runs inside the main Electron context, inheriting any previously granted TCC entitlements (such as access to Documents, Downloads, etc.). This issue is fixed in version 2.20.0.

CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 12th percentile

Published

2025-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• steveseguin/electroncapture/security/advisories/GHSA-8849-p3j4-jq4h

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2025-54868
• CVE-2025-54874
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• CVE-2025-54878
• CVE-2025-54804
• CVE-2025-54880